Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,145,234,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,145,234,289 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,145,234,289 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 3,145,234,560 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 37,742,814,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,742,811,465 KWD per year, or 3,145,234,289 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.6% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 32836248806
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 30760393997
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 30382965850
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 29061967010
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 22079546611
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 21722689145
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 21135976874
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 20596222567
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 19970863907
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 19935755377
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 19852724880
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 19550783446
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 19531913451
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 19332477545
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 19060124251
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 18874968919
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 18467027551
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 18295833609
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 18116555613
52.0%
19
France
KWD 15587795372
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 14108228068
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 13896909080
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 13587416043
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20116931013
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17539244149
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 33968531160
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 31326537225
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 29439398111
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 24532830940
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 24532833800
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 23431998680
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23023120248
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22645696568
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22267889224
41.0%
11
China
KWD 20758556816
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20340680973
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20003697701
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19674843618
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4343139790
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33405448433
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 27363540844
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 25334867858
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25193330867
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 24532831048
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24532829566
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 24400731462
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23117476435
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22923484324
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 22645696318
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21530958986
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27457897762
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 26419970459
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25752865688
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 24966872243
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24532830246
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23211831142
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22979713120
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22871693500
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22645689183
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20758551147
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 37365383833
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 37742810302
1.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 35855673984
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 35855673984
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 34723389542
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 37742811465
8.6%
6
Egypt
KWD 28307111125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 21981792780
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18871414874
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.